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[Android Head-Units] kaween:
Haven't seen "pure androids" in 1din so far. When you find them, they are all of that "wince + android" hybrids.

Depending on your car, you could look into retrofitting a 2Din Facia. There are kits available for quite a number of cars, and if you're not "all thumbs" it's not that hard either. I mean, I did it on my car, and there's nobody who believes the car didn't come from the factory like that.

Other than that ... I'm sorry, can't help.

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Hook up the Illumination line on your Iso. If you don't, the buttons will only shortly light up at boot, and only the central dial/power button will stay illuminated. If you don't have that, put the Illumination line on 12V Ignition so the line goes up to 12V when you run the car or better still, use a 12V line at the dashboard internals that the car uses to illuminate its own buttons/dials. There's a "light check thingy" in the setup, but as far as I understand, that only dimms the LCD a bit when you "switch your lights on" but the buttons themselves are "connected to the illu line".
[Android Head-Units] iherbivore:
Well it doesn't look like I'll be able to get a replacement for my broken digitizer. So if anyone has a bricked unit they would like to sell, or wants to buy mine, pm me. This is the resistive screen version.
[Android Head-Units] brownrt:
Did you try contacting Peter Chen or Mary Trang @ Pumpkin? If not, maybe you can take the screen apart to determine the manufacturer and go that route.
[Android Head-Units] iherbivore:
Background: I cut the ribbon cable in a bout of stupidity while making the unit fit a double din space.

Initially I took it apart and found the digitizer to be void of any and all manufacturers marks. Undaunted, I searched the net and bought a digitizer from ali express that looked identical, except for having some manufacturer's numbers on it. While it was a perfect fit, it did not work. There was no response to touches. At this point I decided to try my hands at repairing the broken ribbon cable. I bought a conductive paint pen and managed to get the unit functioning again. Sadly, the repair failed once I installed it in my car again. So then I contacted Peter and things sounded promising; he asked for some pictures and said he would get a price from the manufacturer. That was over 2 weeks ago and I haven't heard from him since. I decided to once more attempt a repair, this time using solder. Turns out I suck at soldering. The unit does still work with a USB or BT touchpad/mouse but it is not practical when driving down the road.
[Android Head-Units] brownrt:
try contacting him again. He may have simply not gotten any information back from his source yet. Maybe he would be willing to trade you a new unit at a discount., I'm sorry for your trouble but I'm glad this issue has come up because I've been wondering how I would go about replacing the screen if anything happened to it before I go trying to recolor the leds.
[Android Head-Units] xandercom:
I wish it were possible to remove these damned quick links on every home screen page. They hog up 1/3rd the screen yet already mapped to the hard buttons on the unit itself.

No Pumpkin, I don't want quick launch icons, I don't even want to run those "apps".

And another thing, I've installed live wallpaper which reacts to sound. All other system sounds and any app I download will activate the EQ wallpaper I have installed, yet none of these crappy "apps" (radio, music player, bluetooth) hardcoded into the head units actually react to the sounds, furthering my suspicions that these "apps" are not apps at all, and run off some kind of separate OS that doesn't talk to android at all.

Does anyone know how to permanently stop the unit going into radio when booting? I stream my music over 3G, tired of turning the ignition back on and having to wait 20 seconds after the radio starts to be able to enter into android and start where I left off with whatever app/widget I was using.
[Android Head-Units] iherbivore:
You can install a different launcher to be rid of the icons. I forget what one I was using but there are lots of great ones available. You can also long press the back button when the radio is playing ; this seems to keep it off for me.
[Android Head-Units] brownrt:
Please understand that not even your phone has this capability. Your phone will however resume what ever hardware that was left running (bluetooth, wifi, and cellular) Just like a regular radio, when you turned off your phone. But not the software. You will need to install an auto run app if you want it to boot your software first.

As iherbivore stated you hit the back button. I understand your frustration but you need to understand that NOBODY was thinking about additional hardware being added to Android 2.3.

Also you need to understand that hitting the back button does mute all the hardware devices (radio, phone, and ipod) at least that's what I've found in my limited tests. So if you use the radio and your phone, your best bet it to activate the phone app to avoid missing calls.

Lastly We all know that there is some underlying software negotiating the hardware that lies in the units firmware. There is no native android driver for a DVD player or Ipod integration. Only certain chipsets support FM radio and those are pretty expensive and I believe exclusive to some manufacturers. Get over it. If you don't use them, then download Apex launcher or something else. That's the wonderful thing about android. If you don't like something, then change it.
[Android Head-Units] xandercom:
Firstly, I do not appreciate your aggressive know-it-all attitude, and neither does anyone else here, so kindly drop that chip on your shoulder for the benefit of all.

Hitting the back button does not prevent the device booting up to one of the non-android apps installed in the unit. I have a separate mute control built in to my volume dial which mutes the audio within droid. Radio signal is terrible where I live, so whenever I switch on the machine I'm presented with 20 seconds of static white noise which will remain there until I manually find, select and play an android-based audio source. I have made no reference to to DVD or Phone (I assume you mean bluetooth connectivity) hardware so unsure why you are ranting about that too.

Making a blanket generalisation of NOBODY thinking about additional hardware on android 2.x devices is complete drivel. Keyboards, bluetooth devices, mice, HDMI out

Kindly reduce your tone back down to one more inline with the spirit of these forums from here on in.
[Android Head-Units] brownrt:
So first off, if your original post hadn't been such a b*tch fest of you complaining about what you don't like about the unit, you wouldn't be so defensive now. You posted to complain about everything you didn't know how to address instead of asking for help, so I stand by my post. The spirit of this thread is most certainly not the cry baby bashing of the device. And none of the things you mentioned (HDMI, keyboards and mice) were nativley supported in Android 2.3 Gingerbread....which is running on your head unit. This is why I definitely understand your frustration as to why something that was not intended for the software is running so weirdly.

So sorry you are to childish to see this. I'm gonna respond to your post because your lack of understanding means I didn't communicate my solutions and general explanations clearly enough meaning someone else may also benefit from more succinct information.

Second if you had read the previous posts of this thread you would know that we all ( as in those actively participating in the thread and being responsible readers) understand that there is an underlying system thereby addressing you *****assedness toward the "hardwired" parts. How you interpret my explanation to you as a rant is beyond my comprehension. The reference to the other parts including the phone, DVD player and iPod were to inform you that you will encounter the exact same issue if you turn your unit off with any of those as your last source running, I even spent an hour in my car testing this for you bro. Third if you had read my response as a genuine answering of your question you would understand that pressing and HOLDING the back button will accomplish what you need as use iherbivore pointed out. As I explained in my post this exits the app bit also mutes the hardwired apps (phone, Fourthly, I'm sure that my input on this forum has been valued. Sixthly as to your other COMPLAINT, no, the visualization apps will not work with the hardwired apps, as they somehow bypass the Hardware Abstraction Layer (hal) of Android.

Lastly, because I am actually friendly, is your radio auto starting on station 89.3? If so you should double check to make sure that your ignition and acc wires are not crossed. Having them mixed up will cause the radio to lose last settings every time you reboot.

Good Day, Sir.

P.S. I thought the only thing Brits understood was smugness. Well at least I know that one thing.... Like Jon Snow

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For those of you that have rooted your units, can you post pics of your dashes with the units installed. I've put in a request for a device to be created and I think that pics of known working units would go a long way in organizing it.
[Android Head-Units] Saxerud:
Can someone please give me a little help?

I have the TUN21A from Tradesollution.com. It is the same unit as the original in this thread, but with capasitive screen.

I just wonder if somone can test a little thing for me on their unit to help me find out if it is a hardware or software issue with my device. What I would like you to do is, in the radio app, activate/highlight the AF- button in FM-mode, and turn off your unit with the ignitionswitch. The problem on my unit is that it will not turn off like it should when AF is activated, the screen goes off, and sound and all that goes off, but the the button-LED's stays on. And then it will not boot up again without pressing the reset-button. Just try it please, nothing is lost with the reset-button being pressed, just a hardreset of the device.

Have the newest custom firmware from Hal9k. The seller has provided me a updated firmware, but I dont know the version of it, I think it might be the same version as Hal9k's. Becouse of that I dont think it will change anything, and I'm tired of restoring and reinstalling all my apps and settings.

Please, this would be of great help for me! If it is a general software issue, then maybe a later update will fix it.

Thanks in advance!
[Android Head-Units] adit9989:
1. On my unit at least you can do the standard android thing, just press longer and drag after the app icons out of the home bar. I replaced for example the default navigation with my own app, and I can do the same thing with any other I want to use.

2. If you want to completely remove the apps (why ? do you run out of internal space or what ?) and the unit is rooted you may be able but be careful. If we have a recovery mode on your unit go ahead. On mine (S150) I don't have one. Factory reset will reinstall the data and cache but from what I've seen does not touch the kernel (still had the root after) so you have a chance to brick your unit.

3. I want in my unit (in this order): Radio, Navigation, Player, Hands Free. Not really using any other like iPad or DVD but if it's there it's OK with me, I'm sure many other are using it. Before receiving the unit I was thinking that I have to install some app to autos tart the radio, I was pleased to see that it already does this. This is FIRST a replacement radio not a tablet, and my wife would not go and play with buttons each time she starts the car. If you don't use the radio you are in a minority, I suppose with a little tweaking or installing another launcher (car dash) you can set which app to auto start (your player probably).After trying a few other players, I realized that the build in one is not bad, big buttons and is doing what I need. For a car unit easy access is first, all other features are secondary.

4. I need icons on the screen there are hard buttons but not for every app. Again, if you don't need them move them out of the view. Plus when do you watch the home screen anyway ? My unit other stays in Radio, in Navigation or Player screen. I do get on home screen if I want to go in settings only, I don't care to much about it.

4. My impression is that you are not familiar with Android at all, so why did you get an android unit ? How can you say things like the apps which are running are part of another OS? Sorry but sounds funny.

Just my 2 cents.
[Android Head-Units] mister7000:
Muted !!

Ok, I give up. I dont know what I did but now my android apps are muted. Radio apps are NOT muted.

When u raise the volume I get the music with a line across it icon.

Not to be confused with the speaker with an X icon. I can get that by pressing down on the volume knob.

Can someone tell me how to un-mute ?

I have attached pic. Please forgive me I dont know how it came out upside down.

Thanks
[Android Head-Units] ahdoublexl:
You can remove the built in apps safely. Including the radio/tv/ and music apps (didn't try ipod or others). I had done this on my unit to prevent those apps from loading. I actually removed them as system apps and put them back as userspace apps. The only one I left on my unit is the radio, and it no longer loads on boot-up. I use Slacker Radio 99% of the time, and I have it set to resume last station.
[Android Head-Units] brownrt:
That's interesting. I will try freezing then with titanium backup this weekend.

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I'm sorry but I cannot reproduce your results. My units shuts down and reboots fine, lights off. You may benefit from a factory reset
[Android Head-Units] Saxerud:
Thank you!

Thank you for your help! Then mayby there is a hardware issue with my unit. I have tried re-rooting, and factory reset without any luck. What type of unit do you have, just for reference!
[Android Head-Units] Fritz67:
I have the same error

I can confirm the error. When it occurs, however, not exactly. for me it is not clear exactly when the error occurs or what he is triggered. I had the suspicion that the "AF" function from the radio would be the problem. but my tests have shown that the error occurs so times and times not. I had the same lighting in suspicion. but here the same ... most of the radio is quite normal. only sometimes just stays the background lighting on the keys and then you have to start it again,* perform a rest.
[Android Head-Units] brownrt:
This it's the unit I have

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=43063409

Did you verify that your illumination wire is not shorting out? (Bare wire)
[Android Head-Units] megazone23:
Anyone can tell me the S150 has pre-amp audio output for amplifier?

or it only has amplified output?
[Android Head-Units] bypo:
S150 pre-outs

Yes, it has pre-outs
[Android Head-Units] kaween:
s150 unit outputs

Has both. I included the wiring diagram, that should answer most of your questions.
[Android Head-Units] festor:
Hey kaween, have you had a chance to try the bundled media player with files on an sd card yet? Does it list and play everything in reverse for you?
[Android Head-Units] kaween:
No it doesn't. It does everything in ascending alphanumerical order. Starting a 0 -> 9 and A -> Z.

Won't be using it much though. PowerAmp is a better choice and works perfectly on the S150, inclusive remote control so steering wheel control should work perfectly too.
[Android Head-Units] mister7000:
Can anyone shed some light on my Mute apps issue ??
[Android Head-Units] festor:
Well you’re the first person to answer this question for me… thanks very much :) Just to confirm, it’s the player in the pic below, right?

I’m using PlayerPro and it has great options compared to the built in one, but it doesn’t auto resume. The PlayerPro widget makes it a one press option to resume, but it starts at the beginning of the last track played. It’s particularly annoying for longer tracks and podcasts etc.

I wonder if the newer firmware sorts this issue or if I’m just missing the setting to change the playback order. I have a stock 2.3.4 unit as I’m not sure the updated firmware will be ok with this Ford unit. I’m really happy with it in general and only need the basic/built in player to work for it to be perfect for my meagre needs :D

mister7000, I’m sure I watched a youtube review posted in this thread where the guy detailed a problem with apps muting and he had to start up a bunled app to get them working again… or something like that. I will post the link if I can find it ;)
[Android Head-Units] kaween:
No. As I said, the player of the *S150* doesn't. Please keep in mind : the S150 is a Pure Android alright, but a totally different device than the Ouku&Co's are. Someone with an Ouku should answer your question. Sorry if that wasn't clear.

Anyway :

The S150's player looks quite different and I have no doubt it's a different player. I'm not 100% sure anymore, but I THINK that on the S150, the PowerAmp does act exactly the same as the build-in player : in other words, it resumes from the exact position where it was quit. You can download Poweramp as trial : although you say you don't need anything else, I'd still say "give it a go". Maybe you'll like it, with a bit of luck and you don't have anything to loose anyway.
[Android Head-Units] festor:
Thanks again and I will give poweramp a try :) I guess I still don’t know if this music app issue only happens with me then. Somebody must have tried it lol.

Found that youtube clip. Doesn’t seem to be quite the same issue, but take a look… aroung 12:30 in ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkzUIF4qF7k
[Android Head-Units] brownrt:
Sorry, I thought I responded to your post.

Have you actually tried stating an audio producing app? Or is your observation based soley on the muted icon?

That muted icon soul represent muting all of the hardwired apps. Its a wonky solution. It shouldn't however have muted the software based apps like Pandora.

You should find that the sound is fine. I believe you mentioned that the sound for the radio is fine. Just turn the radio on and then start Pandora you should be okay. This is normal operation.

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For others benefit: I upgraded my units software before using Hal9ks image. Not sure if that makes a difference to anyone.
[Android Head-Units] mister7000:
No sound from winamp or pandora etc. Only hardwire apps have sound. I have shut my car, turned radio on and off tried everithing.
[Android Head-Units] mister7000:
The video did not help my mute issue.

I even downloaded the voice serach feature and it started playing pandora with voice command but no sound.

Really running out of options here.
[Android Head-Units] apnet:
Thanks for the info. I will read those threads as suggested. I have a 2000 Honda Odyssey van with factory navigation but the maps are very old. The factory navigation unit is 2 din. However, the same factory navigation unit is also used for Air cond controls. The only option is to replace the factory 1-din radio/CD unit with a Chinese 1-din WinCE + Android hybrid and root it. I will report back when root is successful, or problems that I may encounter in the rooting process. Thanks again for the info.
[Android Head-Units] alejo:
Try to uninstall any apps you have loaded since the time it was working fine. I had the same issue when I installed IMO Messenger. Some apps seem to take over the audio output muting everything else.

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Has anyone seen this new Pure Android model?: http://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...l-QASHQAI-X-TRAIL-Tiida/200353_715999817.html

It seems it is a completely different beast from the Ouku, and it seems to have even DVR function and CD encoding. From what I was able to gather, it is based on a Samsung chipset and might have capacitive screen.

Here is a video of it in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oBFXJO2_KE
[Android Head-Units] Nouniard:
That is the "i802" / "S150" model that is also being discussed in this thread. It's the device kaween and gavroche have. I've just ordered one myself through HIFIMAX.
[Android Head-Units] brownrt:
Did you lose your original radio interface after routing with Hal9k's image?
[Android Head-Units] mister7000:
Thats the worst part. I havent installed any apps for about 3 months. I dont have many apps. Only about 4 or 5.

I think it has to do with phone bluetooth. By using the bluetooth phone and making a call I was able to get the music icon with the line across it removed. However I still have no sound on pandora or android apps.

Its not as easy as I thought it will be.
[Android Head-Units] ahdoublexl:
I know this is a stupid question, and no doubt you have done this already. Have you pressed the hard reset button in with a pin? My android audio cuts out now and again, and I have to do this to get it back.
[Android Head-Units] mister7000:
Thats a good question. The answer is NO.

I did not press it because I thought it will erase all my settings and apps.

It took me a while to get my desktop the way I wanted with my live weather and widgets etc..

Now, question: if I press it does it delete anything?

Thanks.
[Android Head-Units] Jake Bullit:
It won't delete anything, just resets your unit.

Have you been using so non stick music app? That may be causing you to lose audio.
[Android Head-Units] festor:
Hey Jake, do you use the built in music app (piano logo)? Does it list and play your sd card music in the right order?
[Android Head-Units] mister7000:
I use winamp for stored music (wanted to try apollo since I had it on my galaxy and it was pretty good) and pandora for my stream music.

I did have a you tube downloader. It was last app I downloaded. I just unistalled it, but still no dice.

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Ok so I got some courage and went for it. I pressed the reset button. Sure enough unit came back on and nothing was deleted. (Uuff) :thumbup:

Sucess !! :D

I got audio again on android apps.

Thanks to jake bullit for suggesting it.
[Android Head-Units] horst81:
Works framaroot?

Gesendet von meinem HTC Sensation mit Tapatalk 2
[Android Head-Units] PatBadAzz:
hi guys,

I'm looking for an android device for my Opel/Vauxhall Astra H (2009) [check]. It's very hard to find a good one which is perfectly for my car and I hope anyone is ready to help me. My "steering wheel control" should be work with this new device so I'll be able to control my BC (BoardComputer) also should I be able to change the music or volume with it.

In this Thread you are talking only about the 2din. Is there any 1din android device with 7" in this world? :D

I hope that anyone will help me ;)

BR,

Pat
[Android Head-Units] brownrt:
Unfortunately, and I have searched, there doesn't appear to be any single DIN units. I have two schools of thought behind this. 1. With such a newish device, moving parts are a headache. Especially considering that touch screen single din units are a trait in the first place. The hinges don't do so well.

2. I'm seeing fewer single din DVD players on the market and if you think about it, you are seeing fewer single din cars being produced as just about every manufacturer has gone infotainment centric with cockpit design.
[Android Head-Units] PatBadAzz:
Alright... What's about an 2din. Do you checked my pic? What would you use? Is there any device with sloping adjustment? And what's about the steering wheel control? In the regular, I need an CAN-Bus, right? But if I but an noname or china product (universal) they do not offers the right CAN-Bus... So how it could work?

Sorry for my stupid questions but I'm an newbie in this case. :D... I wanna learn this.

Thank you so much for your help.

BR,

Pat